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Subject paper will assess the candidates' ability in following areas:-

(i) Core language Competency (Hindi and English)

(H) General Science
(Hi) General Maths
.(iv) Environmental science

CORE LANGUAGE COMPETENCY

The candidate should have adequate understanding of English and

Hindi language to deal with students of Elementary Classes. The
ability to comprehend the texts and express them effectively in
writing/orally will be measured through written test and interview.

EnQlish

Articles/Determinals, Prepositions, Verb forms, Adjectives, Tenses,

Modal Auxiliaries, Active/Passive, Reported speech, Punctuations
Letter Writing-formal & informal, Essay on current issues, Speech,
vocabulary, idioms and phrases, Antonym & Synonyms, Methods of
teaching english at elementary level.

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GENERAL SCIENCE

Living word, Human Body, Plant Life, Natural Vegetation and Wild
Life, Food, The Universe:- Natural phenomenon, planets, Indian
space research programme; Our country - Its surface, natural
resources, food & crop.
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 Matter, concept of elements, molecule and atom. Basic structure
of atom, Radioactivity, gases 'and liquids, classification of
Hydrocarbons. Chemical and physical changes. Green house effect,
photo synthesis

Motion: displacement, velocity; uniform and non-uniform motion

along a straight line; acceleration, distance - time and velocity,
idea' of uniform circular motion. Force and motion, inertia,
momentum, force and acceleration action and reaction forces.
Elementary idea of conservation of momentum, conservation of
energy, simple machine.

General Maths

Number System, estimation of' numbers, Place value, use of

symbols, word problems on number operations involving large
numbers, conversions of units of length & mass, Multiples and
factors, Ev.~rljodd and prime/composite numbers, prime
factorization, HCF and LCM, Rationale numbers. Whole numbers,
Seeing patterns:- identifying and formulating, rules, Integers,
Properties of integers, Fractions ,Ratio and Proportion,
percentages, profit & loss, work & time velocity & distance simple
and compound interest, binomials, polynomials, basic of algebra,
linear equation, quadratic equation & word related problems

Basic geometrical ideas': Line, line segment, ray. Open and closed
figures. Angle - Vertex, arm, interior and exterior, Triangle-
vertices, sides, angles, interior, Quadrilateral- Sides, vertices,
angles, Circle- Center, radius, diameter, arc, Concept of perimeter
Data handling Pictograph- scaling in pictographs and its
interpretation.

General understanding of perimeter using regular shapes. Shapes

of different kinds with the same perimeter. Area of various regular-
geometric shapes. Measuring areas of different shapes with the
help of graph.

Concept of volume, measurement of volume using a basic unit,

volume of a cube, cuboids and cylinder, Volume and capacity
(measurement of capacity). Surface area of a cube, cuboids and
cylinder.
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Environmental Science

Primary Institutions of democracy, Local bodies, State bodies,

National bodies, citizen's rights in democracy, Role of panchayat
and Nagarpalikas in education, health and other social services.
Population growth in India: distribution, density & growth, sex
ratio, rural urban composition, education, Human development
indicators.
Common Diseases, Deficiency diseases & Communicable diseases
and their prevention. First Aid and Our Health Services at village
and District Level, Natural" Calamities - their causes impact and
steps to reduce the effect, Transport and Communication - their
impact, Natural Resources- Air,' Water, Soil and Land (Minerals,
metals, non~(!.letals),
Resources and Development Natural resources:- forest and
minerals, Water resources, rivers, irrigation system and crop
pattern.
Map of India: - Location of identification, understanding of globe
yvith special reference to Latitude, Longitude & time, Five Years
plans, National freedom movement, cultural renaissances, social
reformers of India.